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Qantas has unveiled a Great Barrier Reef-inspired livery for its seventh A321XLR.
VH-OGG “Coral Sea”, which left the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg this week, bears a design produced in collaboration with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation featuring sea turtles, clownfish and coral, and is set to arrive in Australia next month.
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Qantas has ordered 48 of the new-generation aircraft, 16 of which will be laid out with internationally configured lie-flat business seats and seat-back entertainment systems.
“The A321XLR is a remarkable aircraft, and Coral Sea is the seventh of this aircraft type to join the Qantas fleet,” said Qantas Domestic CEO Markus Svensson.
“It’s really special to unveil such a bold livery celebrating the Great Barrier Reef and its extraordinary marine life, and to mark our partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and the amazing work they do.
“Queensland is a critical part of our network, and through the thousands of seats we provide into the state every week, we continue to play an important role in supporting tourism and regional connectivity.”
Qantas flies more than 1,600 domestic and return services into and out of Queensland per week and has partnered with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation since 2009.
The Flying Kangaroo says it has committed $10 million over 10 years, through the Reef Restoration Fund, to “help support scientists, Traditional Owners and local tourism operators seeking to restore corals across the Great Barrier Reef and other Australian coral reefs”.
According to Great Barrier Reef Foundation managing director Anna Marsden, the livery “captures the energy, the colour, and the wonder of this remarkable ecosystem”.
“Qantas are one of our longest partners and have committed over $10 million to help turn groundbreaking science into real world action,” she said.
“Few places on Earth capture the imagination quite like the Great Barrier Reef – its colours, its creatures, its sheer scale.
“This aircraft will carry that story to millions of people every year, including those who are lucky enough to fly on her and the many more that will see it on the ground. We hope it inspires people to not just visit the reef but to care about its future.”
The A321XLR will be deployed on Brisbane–Manila services starting in October.
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